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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. devenir [dəvniʀ] N m

1. devenir (avenir):

devenir: future

le devenir des minorités/d'une alliance: the future of the minorities/of an alliance

2. devenir PHILOS:

devenir: Becoming

II. devenir [dəvniʀ] VB intr

devenir: to become

il est devenu riche/protestant/ministre: he has become rich/a Protestant/a minister

devenir réalité: to become a reality

parti qui allait ou devait devenir plus tard…: party which was later to become…

qu'est-ce que je vais devenir? inf, que vais-je devenir?: what is to become of me?

que sont devenues tes belles promesses?: what has become of all your fine promises?

et Paul, qu'est-ce qu'il devient inf ou que devient-il?: and what is Paul up to these days?

il devient urgent de faire: it has become necessary to do

la concurrence devient sévère: the competition is getting fierce

il devint écarlate de rage/honte: he turned scarlet with rage/shame

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pal up: devenir copain (with avec)

grow in: devenir incarné

unbend: devenir moins inflexible

to go coed: devenir mixte

to go doolally: devenir zinzin inf

to pale or fade into insignificance: devenir dérisoire

coarsen person:: devenir vulgaire

coarsen skin:: devenir rêche

coarsen features:: devenir lourd

our aim is statehood: notre objectif est de devenir un État

to achieve statehood: devenir un État

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I. devenir [dəv(ə)niʀ] VB intr +être

devenir riche/ingénieur: to become rich/an engineer

qu'est-ce que tu deviens? inf: what are you up to?

qu'est-ce qu'elle est devenue?: what's happened to her?

il devient une star: he's turning into a star

II. devenir [dəv(ə)niʀ] N m form

1. devenir (évolution):

devenir: evolution

2. devenir (avenir):

devenir: future

devenir inquiétant: to cause anxiety

devenir cramoisi: to turn puce

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pal up: devenir pote(s)

pall: devenir lassant

to go coed: devenir mixte

to become enslaved by sth: devenir l'esclave de qc

to go senile: devenir sénile

to go cuckoo: devenir cinglé(e)

to militate against sth: devenir un obstacle à

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. devenir [dəv(ə)niʀ] VB intr +être

devenir riche/ingénieur: to become rich/an engineer

qu'est-ce que tu deviens? inf: what are you up to?

qu'est-ce qu'elle est devenue?: what's happened to her?

il devient une star: he's turning into a star

II. devenir [dəv(ə)niʀ] N m form

1. devenir (évolution):

devenir: evolution

2. devenir (avenir):

devenir: future

devenir inquiétant: to cause anxiety

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pall: devenir lassant

to go coed: devenir mixte

coarsen: devenir grossier

to go cuckoo: devenir cinglé(e)

to go senile: devenir sénile

to be orphaned: devenir orphelin

to militate against sth: devenir un obstacle à qc

grow into: devenir

to grow into a man: devenir un homme

Présent
je	deviens
tu	deviens
il/elle/on	devient
nous	devenons
vous	devenez
ils/elles	deviennent

Imparfait
je	devenais
tu	devenais
il/elle/on	devenait
nous	devenions
vous	deveniez
ils/elles	devenaient

Passé simple
je	devins
tu	devins
il/elle/on	devint
nous	devînmes
vous	devîntes
ils/elles	devinrent

Futur simple
je	deviendrai
tu	deviendras
il/elle/on	deviendra
nous	deviendrons
vous	deviendrez
ils/elles	deviendront

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

devenir très animé: to liven up

devenir fou furieux/folle furieuse: to go raving mad

c'est à devenir fou, il y a de quoi devenir fou: it would drive you mad

devenir riche/ingénieur: to become rich/an engineer

aïe aïe aïe, qu'est-ce qu'on va devenir?: oh dear, what's going to happen to us?

devenir réalité rêve, souhait: to come true

to be an overnight celebrity: devenir une célébrité du jour au lendemain

to be/become conscious of the fact that ...: être/devenir conscient du fait que ...

to shoot to fame: devenir célèbre du jour au lendemain

to earn one's wings: devenir pilote m (dans l'armée de l'air)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Elle vient signaler la disparition (inquiétante) de son fils à la police.

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La requête devait être déposée par personne majeure dans le but de retrouver un membre majeur de sa famille, disparu dans des conditions non inquiétantes.

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Ainsi les ganguros sont habituellement vus comme ne s'inquiétant pas de leur futur et vivant seulement le moment présent.

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C'est un personnage mythomane et joueur, théâtral et drôle, inquiétant aussi ; une création originale.

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Cette manie évoque chez lui une délectation sordide, ce qui rend le personnage encore davantage inquiétant.

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